Famous personalities of Haryana:

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF HARYANA IN FIELD OF ACADEMICS:

J.B. Chaudhary.

Dr. Sarup Singh (1917-2003), Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi (1971-1974), Governor of Gujarat and Kerala.

Syed Qasim Mahmood: He is Writer, Encyclopedist, Intellectual, Editor, Born (17 November 1928) Kharkhoda, Sonipat, Haryana/East Punjab.

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF HARYANA IN FIELD OF ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND FILMS:

ACTORS AND MODELS

Dayachand Mayna, was an actor, songwriter, poet, singer who wrote many raagni, songs, Saang, Kissas, he was from Mayna (Rohtak)

Satish Kaushik, born in Dhanoda Mahendergarh

Jagat Jakhar was a Haryanvi film actor famous as hero of the Haryanvi movie Chandrawal.

Jaideep Ahlawat, born in Village Kharkara Rohtak.

Parul Gulati , born in Rohtak is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in Punjabi movies

Juhi Chawla, born in Ambala is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bollywood films.

Baje Bhagat, was very famous classical singer of Haryanvi Dialects.

Mallika Sherawat, born in Rohtak is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bollywood films.

Manish Joshi Bismil, born in Hisar is a theatre actor, director, puppeteer and magician.

Om Puri, born in Ambala.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda from Sirsa.

Parineeti Chopra, born in Ambala.

Rajkummar Rao, born in Gurgaon.

Randeep Hooda, born in Jaseya, Rohtak.

Srishti Rana Born in Faridabad is an Indian beauty queen.

Sunil Dutt from Mandoli in Yamuna Nagar district

Usha Sharma – a Haryanvi film actoress famous as heroine of the Haryanvi movie Chandrawal.

Yash Tonk, born in Sonipat.
Yashpal Sharma (actor), born in Hisar.
COMEDIAN

Surinder Sharma, Nangal Chaudhary, Mahendragarh district, Haryana

Sunil Grover, born in mandi Dabwali, Sirsa.
Parvinder Singh (Haryanvi Youtuber), Born in Charkhi Dadri

ARTS & ARCHITECTURE:

Nek Chand Saini (1924-2015) Rock Garden fame.

SINGERS & WRITERS:

Dayachand Mayna was a songwriter, poet, singer who wrote many raagni, songs, Saang, Kissas, he was from Mayna (Rohtak)

Baje Bhagat was a songwriter, poet, singer who wrote many ragni, songs, he was from sisana village, sonipat.

Gajendra Verma is a Sirsa-born composer and playback singer

Ghulam Farid Sabri Qawwal, a leading member of the Sabri Brothers/Qawwali Group. He was born in 1930 Kalyana, Rohtak, Haryana/East Punjab.

Jasraj Pandit Jasraj is a Hisar born classical singer of Mewati gharana style

Lakhmi Chand, poet

Sonu Nigam, born in Faridabad.

Zohrabai Ambalewali (1918-1990), Born in Ambala, Indian classical singer and playback singer in Hindi cinema in the 1930s and 40s.

FAMOUS JOURNALISTS OF HARYANA:

EDITORIAL CARTOONIST:

Shekhar Gurera born in Moga in 1965, living in Gurgaon since 1986.
TELEVISION JOURNALISTS

Rohit Sardana
AUTHORS

Dayachand Mayna
Preeti Singh
Murari Lal Sharma (Neeras)

FAMOUS BUSINESS PERSONALITIES OF HARYANA:

Baba Ramdev from Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, born in Mahendragarh.

O.P. Jindal, Former Member of Parliament, Haryana Power Minister, Founder — Jindal Group of Companies, hailing from Hissar

Sajjan Jindal, industrialist son of O.P. Jindal, hailing from Hisar, India.

Subhash Chandra, Founder Zee TV, Chairman ESSEL Group.

Sameer Gehlaut one of India’s youngest self made billionaire at just 34 years of age

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF HARYANA IN MILITARY:

General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of the Army Staff (India) 2007–10.

General VK Singh, Chief of the Army Staff (India) 2010–12.

General Dalbir Singh Suhag, Chief of the Army Staff (India) 2014-2016.

Major general Rao Farman Ali Khan,born 1923 in, Rohtak, Haryana/East Punjab,(Unit: 26th Field Artillery Regiment,Pak Army). He fought World War-II, Indo-Pak war 47,65,71…
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General Vijay Kumar Singh, born in Bapora, Bhiwani.

Hon. Captain Umrao Singh Yadav (1920–2005), born in Palra, Jhajjar, recipient of Victoria Cross (VC).

Lt.Colonel Hoshiar Singh, born in Sisana, Sonipat, recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1971 war).[14]

Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Singh was born on 10 July 1910 in village Badesara, Bhiwani district, Haryana